St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-15
COUNTY COURT.
Findings of Grand Jury.-Slow Progress
With Jury Cases.

The grand jury came in Thursday
and reported true bills against the
following parties: Edward Trudell,
adultery Jane Hopkins, larceny; AL
bert E. Willard, larceny Hiram Skin
ner. alias Leroy Buckley, larceny. Four
bills were found against George Love-
joy, alias Bohemian Bill, two for bur-
glary, one for breaking with felonious
intent in the day time and one for hav-
ing burglarious tools in his possession.
Three bills were found against Henry
Gibbs, one for larceny, one for break
ing Jail and one for burglary.
Of the above George Lovejoy, Henry
Gibbs and Jane Hopkins pleaded gull
ty Tuesday and were sentenced as fol-
lows: Lovejoy was sentenced to the
Windsor state prison five years each on
two charges of burglary and five years
for having burglarious instruments
in his possession, making Is years
in all to the charge of breaking with
felonious intent in the day time he
pleaded not guilty. Henry Gibbs was
sentenced three years in the state pris-
on for larceny, two years for breaking
Jail and five years for burglary, max
ing 10 years in all. Jane Hopkins was
sentenced to four years in the house of
correction for larceny.
In the case of C. U. V. Miles ct ux VS.
Cornelius Clifford, apt, for assault and
battery, the jury returned verdict of
$24.25 for the plaintiff.
The next case to 60 to the jury was
that of Warren G.. Meserve VS. Jonas F.
Folsom and Abraham Thomas, which
held the boards from Thursday morn
ing till the following Tuesday night.
This was a tax case. Meserve was
assessed $7.99 tax in the town of
WheelOck as he claims illegally. Va
rious attempts were made to collect
the tax with no result until it seemed
likely to become outlawed when Me-
serve was arrested and brought to the
st. Johnsbury Jail. Finding that the
officers meant business he paid his tax
and costs, amounting to $3.50 and
brought suit to recover damages
against the defendants for forcibly
taking him from his house in Lyndon
and transporting him to the Jail. The
trial was holly contested for over three
and one half days, the main question
at issue being whether Meserve's resi-
dence April ], 1883, was in Wheelock.
Meserve testified that it was not but
the july thought he was mistaken and
brought in verdict for the defendants
to recover their costs. Dunnett and
Hosford and Bates & May were for the
plaintiff and Ide g. Stafford and G.. w.
CahOOn for the defendants.
The next case brought up was that
of Hugh G. Moore VS. B. F. Haviland.
This is horse case. Last year Mr..
Moore bought horse of Mr.. Haviland
for a customer. Mr.. Haviland deliver
ed the horse to G.. E. Kirk who ship
ped it to Boston. Mr.. Moore claims
that the horse proved to be "whist-
| ler," that he could not sell it to his
customer and that finally he sold it at
auction in Boston for what it would
bring, having meanwhile been unable
to get any satisfaction from Haviland,
and brings suit to recover his loss.
Mr.. Haviland claims that the horse
was all right. Ide g. Stafford appear
for the plaintiff and Bates & May for
the defendant. This case is still on tri
al as we go to press.
There are 100 cases in the new entry
docket, 80 in law and 81 chancery.